Gunthorpe CofE Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school.

Pupils achieve well, including those with special educational needs and those supported by the pupil premium funding. They make good and sometimes better progress in reading and mathematics. Results when pupils leave Year 6 are well above the national average in reading and mathematics and, over time, above in writing.

Teaching is good. In most lessons pupils are challenged in their work and this results in the good progress they make. Pupils enjoy school and are proud of their achievements.

Behaviour is good and attitudes to learning very positive. Pupils say they feel safe. Teaching assistants provide good support to pupils wh...o need extra help with their work.

The headteacher leads the school very effectively and is well supported by the deputy headteacher and all the staff. Leaders work well as a team. Senior leaders have a good understanding of how well pupils are achieving.

This is used effectively to ensure training and support for staff are strongly focussed on raising achievement. Governors carry out their role of supporting and challenging the staff well. Attendance rates for the last three years have been above the national average.

Parents expressed positive views and say pupils are happy, safe and making good progress. It is not yet an outstanding school because : Achievement in writing is not as strong as in reading and mathematics because pupils' progress is slower. Occasionally teachers spend too long introducing work and this slows pupils' learning.

Pupils' written work and especially that of the most able is not always of a high enough standard.

Information about this school

The school is much smaller than the average-sized primary school. Nearly all pupils are White British.

With few exceptions pupils speak English as their first language. The percentage of minority ethnic pupils is well below national averages. The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for additional funding for children in care of the local authority and those eligible for free school meals, (the pupil premium), is below average.

The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs supported through school action plus or through a statement of their special educational needs is below the national average. The proportion supported through school action is above the national average. The school meets the government's floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress.